Drinking and tapping attachment for beer cans



5, 1937. E, L A 2,094,869

DRINKING AND TAPPING ATTACHMENT FOR BEER CANS FiIe ci March 23, 1956 I 1F 7 .l;

I I Snnentor T a 6 T2 [wry 5mm (Ittomeg F10? 8g m/m/wan l Patented Oct.5, 1937 UNITED 'STAT DRINKING AND TAPPING ATTACHMENT roa BEER CANS 5Claims.

' I My invention relates to a drinking and tapping attachment for beercans, and the objects of my invention are:

First, to provide an attachment to be used 5 in connection with theconventional beer cans which provides a combination means for tappingthe can for permitting the flow of the beer and also providing anextended rim: to facilitate drinking from-the can;

Second, to provide an attachment of this class which may be readily andquickly attached to and detached from the can;

Third, to provide an attachment of this class which may be sterilizedand used over and over again on difierent cans;

Fourth, to provide an-attachment of this class which provides asufliciently large opening in the can so that the beer will flow readilytherefrom;

Fifth, to provide an attachment ofthis class with a handle in connectiontherewith to facilitate the handling of the can while drinkin therefrom;

Sixth, to provide an attachment of. this class with clip meansforclamping it tightly on the can and also provided with extendedportions for guiding the attachment while puncturing the can;

Seventh, to provide an attachment of this class with a gasket around thepouring and puncturing means to prevent leakage between the can and theattachment when drinking;

Eighth, to provide an attachment of this class that is very simple andeconomical of construc- 5 tion, applicable to thevariousconventionaltypes of beer cans now in use, efiicient in its action, and which'willnot readily deteriorate or get out of order. With these and otherobjects in view as will 40 appear hereinafter, my invention consists ofcertain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement ofparts and portions as will be hereinafter described in detail andparticularly set forth in the appended claims, reference being had tothe accompanying drawing and to the characters of reference thereonwhich form a part of this application in which:

Fig. 1 is a top view of my apparatus shown positioned on the top of acan and ready for use; Fig. 2 is a bottom view thereof; Fig. 3 is a sideelevational view ofa can with my attachment mounted thereon showing aportion of the can broken away and in section to facilitate theillustration, and Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view from the line4'-4; ofFig. 1,

ES PATENT OFFICE" Similar characters of reference refer to similar partsand portions throughout the several views of the drawings:

The tapping member members 3, l, 5, and 6, member 8, and gasket 9 a,drinking rim 2, cup handle member I, base constitute the principal partsand portions of my drinking and tapping attachment for beer cans.

The can 0 is of the conventional type provided with a ledge Cl and C2 atits upper and lower sides.

I have provided a rim 2 which is adapted to fit inside of the ledge atthe top side and which is annular in shape and preferably made higher atthe side 2a from which the beer is drunk than-the opposite side 22;.This rim is provided at the wide side with a plate bottom portion 20which forms a base and covers substantially one-half of the lower sideoi said rim. Extending from this base downwardly is a cylindricaltapping member l which is biased at in forming a cutting in Fig. 4 ofthe drawing the can when This member i is p'rovid point ib as shown bestfor severing the top of forced downwardly at one side.

ed with a hole to in its front side to permit the beer to enter theopening in the member la so that all the contents of the can may bedrunk from the can when tilted properly. The member from the front sideof the in Fig. 4 of. the drawing, and positioned on this i is ofisetbackwardly rim 2 as shown best ofiset portion and surrounding the memberid is a gasket 9 that forms a tight fit between the opening in the can Cmade by the member in and said member in to prevent leakage between themember to and the opening in the can when drinking therefrom. In

her 2 rigidly in position there is provided a pluorder to hold thememrality of clip members 3, d, 5, and 6 which are preferably integrallyconnected with the upper side of the rim and flange portion Ci of extenddownwardly over the the can as shown best in Fig. 3 of the drawing.These members are preferably made of spring with notched portionsportion Ci for holding do the rim member 2 rigidly steel and are forengaging provided the rim against the upper side of the can. These clipmembers 3, d, 5, and 6 downwardly extending portions db, thus as guidesfor the rim 2 and the tapping 'i while tapping the can. Preferablysecured to edge of the the tapping member II also provided with mem are

one side of the upper can substantially at right angles to andpreferably integrally connected thereto is a handle member I which isalso provided with a notchedportion Ia which engages the ledge CI of thecan and is provided -with a loop portion 11) then with an upwardextending portion forming another loop 1c, thus providing means forfacilitating the spring of the handle outwardly to facilitate placing ofthe handle on the can. From the loop portion To the handle is formeddownwardly, and near the lower side of the can is a curved portion Idand another loop portion 'le, then extending around the ledge portion C2and inwardly tothe can, and after sterilizing may be placed on anothercan for use.

Though I have shown and described a particular construction,combination, and arrangement of parts and portions, I do not wish to belimited to this particular construction, combination, and

arrangement, but desire to include in the scope of my invention theconstruction, combination and arrangement substantially as set forthinthe appended claims.

Having thus described my'invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a drinking and tapping attachment for beer cans, a rim memberforming an upwardly extended -lip engaging drinking member constructedand arranged to fit inside the ledge of a conventional beer can providedwith a tapping attachment near one side thereof and extending downwardlyfrom the bottom thereof, a plurality of clip members extending from saidrim member downwardly over the ledge of the beer can for positioning andholding said rim in position thereon, and a handle member secured tosaid rim member and extendingdownwardly along one side past the bottomof the can ahd in engagement with the bottom thereof.

2. In a drinking and tapping attachment for beer cans, a rim memberforming an upwardly extended lip engaging drinking-member constructedand arranged to fit inside the ledge of a conventional beer can providedwith a tapping attachment near one side thereof and extending downwardlyfrom the bottom thereof, a pluraliiy of clip members extending from saidrim member downwardly over the ledge of the beer can for positioning andholding said rim in position thereon, a handle member secured to saidrim member and extending downwardly along one side past the bottom ofthe can and in engagement with the bottom thereof, and a base memberconnected to the lower end of said handle and extending against thebottom of said can.

3'. In a device of the class described, a drinking rim adapted to fitinside the ledge of the conventional beer can, clip means secured tosaid drinking rim and extending over the ledge of the beer can forsecuring it in position, a bottom portion for said rim extending over aportion only of said beer can top, and a tapping member secured to saidbottom portion and extending downwardly therefrom about an opening insaid bottom portion.

4. In a device of the class described, a drinking rim adapted to fitinside the ledge of the conventional beer can, clip means secured tosaid drinking rim and extending over the ledge of the beer can forsecuring it in position, a bottom portion for said rim extending over aportion only of said beer can top, a tapping member secured to saidbottom portion and extending downwardly therefrom about an opening insaid bottom portion, and a handle member. secured to said rim andextending downwardly and outwardly from the side of said can past thelower side of the can.

In a device of the class described, a drinking ing rim adapted to fitinside the ledge of the conventional beer can, clip means secured tosaid drinking rim and extending over the ledge of the beer can forsecuring it in position, a bottom portion for said rim extending over aportion only of said beer can top, a tapping member secured to saidbottom portion and extending downwardly therefrom about an opening insaid bottom portion, a handle member secured to said rim and extendingdownwardly and outwardly from the side of said can past the lower sideof the can, and means for securing said handle member over the ledge onthe lower side of said can.

EARCY BALLARD.

